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Chicago Blackhawks 1, Montréal Canadiens 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Chicago Blackhawks 1, Montréal Canadiens 4. Shots on goal: CHI 15, MTL 35. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CHI 1-1 MTL; P2 CHI 0-0 MTL; P3 CHI 0-3 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 07:27 Frank Nazar (assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Andre Burakovsky) to make it CHI 1-0 MTL; P1 14:23 Zachary Bolduc (assists: Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson) to make it CHI 1-1 MTL; P3 00:20 Zachary Bolduc (assists: Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) to make it CHI 1-2 MTL; P3 10:00 Noah Dobson (assists: Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson) to make it CHI 1-3 MTL; P3 16:29 Nick Suzuki to make it CHI 1-4 MTL. Top skaters: Lane Hutson (MTL) 0 G, 3 A; Zachary Bolduc (MTL) 2 G, 0 A; Nick Suzuki (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Noah Dobson (MTL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Spencer Knight (CHI) 31 saves on 34, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 14 saves on 15, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Lane Hutson
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG · 26:19 TOI
Goals · MTL
Zachary Bolduc
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:23 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
14 saves on 15 shots (.933) · W
Season highs
Lane Hutson · Season-high 3 pointsZachary Bolduc · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CHI 1 largest lead P1 7:27 (CHI 1, MTL 0)
MTL 3 largest lead P3 16:29 (CHI 1, MTL 4) · 4-0 run, P1 14:23–P3 16:29
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:27 Frank Nazar (Matt Grzelcyk, Andre Burakovsky) CHI · tip-in shot · CHI 1, MTL 0
  • P1 14:23 Zachary Bolduc (Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson) MTL · snap shot · CHI 1, MTL 1
  • P3 0:20 Zachary Bolduc (Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) MTL · tip-in shot · CHI 1, MTL 2
  • P3 10:00 Noah Dobson (Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson) MTL · backhand shot · CHI 1, MTL 3
  • P3 16:29 Nick Suzuki MTL · Empty net · snap shot · CHI 1, MTL 4

Linescore

123 T
CHI 100 1
MTL 103 4

Shots on goal: CHI 15, MTL 35

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

CHIMTL
15Shots on goal35
44Shot attempts68
16Faceoff wins31
14Hits21
8Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals0
8Takeaways3
13Giveaways10
4Penalty minutes4
91.2%Save %93.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI46515
MTL7161235

🎯 Shot Map

Chicago Blackhawks1 G · 33 attempts
Matt Grzelcyk: saved (snap)Frank Nazar: goal (tip-in)Andre Burakovsky: missed the netMatt Grzelcyk: missed the netDominic Toninato: missed the netJason Dickinson: saved (snap)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (tip-in)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (wrist)Ryan Greene: missed the netColton Dach: missed the netFrank Nazar: saved (snap)Connor Murphy: missed the netTeuvo Teravainen: saved (snap)Dominic Toninato: saved (snap)Teuvo Teravainen: saved (snap)Ilya Mikheyev: saved (wrist)Frank Nazar: missed the netConnor Murphy: missed the netFrank Nazar: missed the netFrank Nazar: missed the netJason Dickinson: missed the netAlex Vlasic: saved (snap)Colton Dach: missed the netIlya Mikheyev: saved (wrap-around)Louis Crevier: saved (snap)Dominic Toninato: missed the netRyan Donato: missed the netIlya Mikheyev: missed the netArtyom Levshunov: saved (snap)Frank Nazar: missed the netNick Lardis: missed the netRyan Donato: missed the netLouis Crevier: saved (snap)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 14Saved42% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net55% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens4 G · 54 attempts
Ivan Demidov: missed the netJosh Anderson: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: saved (tip-in)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netArber Xhekaj: missed the netZachary Bolduc: goal (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (tip-in)Adam Engstrom: saved (slap)Joseph Veleno: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (slap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (wrap-around)Jake Evans: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (tip-in)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netZachary Bolduc: goal (tip-in)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: goal (backhand)Arber Xhekaj: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netNick Suzuki: goal (snap)Joseph Veleno: saved (snap)Adam Engstrom: saved (snap)Adam Engstrom: missed the net
  • 4Goals7% of attempts
  • 31Saved57% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CHI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Frank Nazar C 101-120116:25
Matt Grzelcyk D 011010121:12
Andre Burakovsky L 011001017:42
Artyom Levshunov D 000-112021:58
Alex Vlasic D 000-210220:57
Jason Dickinson C 000-210019:01
Teuvo Teravainen C 000-220018:24
Louis Crevier D 000-222018:07
Tyler Bertuzzi L 000021117:47
Wyatt Kaiser D 000-101117:04
Connor Murphy D 000002016:41
Ilya Mikheyev R 000-221016:12
Ryan Greene C 000-101115:07
Ryan Donato C 000-101013:34
Nick Lardis L 000000013:32
Colton Dach C 000-101112:17
Oliver Moore C 000000011:39
Dominic Toninato C 000011008:58
CHI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Spencer Knight L 313491.2359:23
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Lane Hutson D 033+310026:19
Zachary Bolduc R 202+222016:23
Nick Suzuki C 112+320217:23
Noah Dobson D 101+120222:32
Ivan Demidov R 011051016:23
Cole Caufield R 011+240016:16
Alexandre Carrier D 000+320124:58
Jake Evans C 000000016:27
Arber Xhekaj D 000013316:17
Juraj Slafkovský L 000051016:16
Adam Engstrom D 000021016:13
Oliver Kapanen C 000030115:34
Josh Anderson R 000011014:39
Joseph Veleno C 000+134214:06
Alexandre Texier L 000021014:04
Owen Beck C 000+104111:24
Jayden Struble D 000-103010:26
Brendan Gallagher R 000000110:20
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 141593.3160:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series CHI 0 – 2 MTL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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